Odisha's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, aimed at ensuring a more accurate, transparent and error-free voter database, has gathered significant momentum, with the statewide exercise successfully entering its fifth day on Wednesday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday inaugurated the second National Conference of Counsels representing the poll body at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), with a strong focus on electoral transparency, procedural safeguards and legal preparedness.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is constructing a ‘leak-proof security grid,’ and wherever physical fencing is difficult, an impenetrable security cordon by deploying technological fencing is being established.
Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal wrote to Maharashtra State Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam requesting that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) not be conducted during the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage due to expected heavy rainfall.
The Court further said, “The consequence of such a determination is correspondingly limited.
The hearing process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal has been completed, with the Election Commission of India receiving an initial estimate that the names of around 6.25 lakh voters are likely to be deleted from the rolls.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday that the documents related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal have to be preserved for the next five years.
Sources in the commission indicated that the complete list of these housing complexes will be published on 25 February.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notices to around 36 per cent of voters of the total to be sent under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh so far. Around 10.9 million voters of the total 32.6 million on the electoral rolls have received notices in the state.
The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings of electoral rolls in West Bengal have thrown up a series of startling and, at times, baffling claims, prompting the Election Commission to order legal action in multiple cases and underlining the enormity of the task involved in cleaning up the voters' list.
